In just over a year, Zhang Yuan has changed three clubs, Rimini, Inter Milan, Schalke, the trajectory seems to be a parabola in everyone's eyes, Rimini is 0, Inter Milan is the highest point, Schalke 04 is not 0 but it is definitely not the same grade as Inter Milan.

This is another temporary new beginning, and this time it is not Italy, it is Germany, Zhang Yuan has to adapt to a new environment again, but this time it is definitely much better than in Rimini, Mai Xuewen also came over, personal assistant personal assistant must follow Zhang Yuan, and Mai Xuewen can speak German and has also spent some time in Germany, which can help Zhang Yuan adapt to life here.

Mai Xuewen also got a part-time job as Zhang Yuan's translator, and the Schalke 04 club calculated his salary, which is very good, and Mai Xuewen is very satisfied.

With the help of Mai Xuewen and Raiola, Zhang Yuan quickly settled down in the Schalke area, not far from the training base, and it can be reached in more than 20 minutes by walking, which is Zhang Yuan's habit, he doesn't like to be too far away from the training base, and he doesn't know how to drive without a car. Schalke 04's training base is next door to the Schalke Stadium, which is quite convenient to play.

Zhang Yuan settled down this time, just in time for Schalke 04 after the winter break training, because the second half of the season is very heavy, so Schalke 04 began to gather in large units on January 5, 2008 for intensive training, Zhang Yuan was the first person to go to the training base to report.

There is a doorman at the gate of the training base, but no one stops him, although he is only a small shrimp, but the goalkeeper must also be a fan of Schalke 04, and he will not know that he is a player.

Zhang Yuan had already been to this training base, so there was no problem of getting lost, so he first went to Slomka's office and reported to the head coach first, because he didn't know where he should go next.

Slomka predates him, hardworking man! He was a little surprised to see Zhang Yuan, it seemed that there was still an hour to train, and Zhang Yuan came too early.

However, he ordered Zhang Yuan to sit down here and asked, "Why are you so early?" ”

"Oh, I want to come over earlier to get acquainted with my teammates, who knows everyone hasn't come yet!" Zhang Yuan replied truthfully.

"Hehe, I've already called Bolton, and he'll come to my office to take you to the dressing room and introduce you to your teammates!" Is Bolton talking about Marcelo? Jose? Bolton, a Brazilian, has been playing for Schalke 04 for 5 years and is the current captain of the Schalke 04 team.

Taking advantage of Zhang Yuan's arrival, Slomka took the opportunity to explain some of the team's situation to Zhang Yuan, mainly in training, tactical training is very heavy when training in Italy, and Italian coaches generally attach great importance to tactical training, especially defensive training, which takes a lot of effort. It is impossible for Slomka not to know, he is a coach who will definitely know the training status of other league teams, and he deliberately said that these are mainly to help Zhang Yuan integrate into the team as soon as possible.

The training of the Bundesliga team is obviously a little different from that of Italy, they put a lot of emphasis on teamwork, and at the same time there is a lot of emphasis on the use of the body, and the tempo is a little faster than Italian football, and it feels like a little passion.

From a defensive point of view, the Italian team is first based on defense, while the Bundesliga team seems to be more inclined to attack, La Liga is more inclined to attack and pay attention to small-scale cooperation, the Premier League is a big open and close type, and the rhythm is also the fastest.

Slomka said on the side, Zhang Yuan listened carefully, and Mai Xuewen listened boredly, Slomka spoke English and didn't need him to translate.

The two chatted for a while, and Bolton knocked on the door and came in, and under Slomka's introduction, he and Zhang Yuan shook hands, and everyone knew each other.

The three of them talked for a while, Bolton estimated that the people who participated in the training had arrived, and then led Zhang Yuan to the locker room and introduced Zhang Yuan to his teammates, the name Zhang Yuan is not so famous in the ears of these players, everyone has nothing else but welcome, Zhang Yuan walked to his closet, sat down on the bench and prepared to change clothes, at this time a big hand stretched out next to him, yes, a big hand, very big, Zhang Yuan himself couldn't catch up.

Zhang Yuan looked up and saw that it was goalkeeper Neuer, who said in not very proficient English: "Hello, Zhang, I'm Manuel. Neuer! ”

I didn't expect Germans to know English, this is why Zhang Yuan himself doesn't understand the situation, in fact, many Europeans know several languages, in addition to their native language, they can also speak other languages, so it is normal for Neuer to speak English.

"Hello! My name is Zhang Yuan and I'm from China! Zhang Yuan stretched out his hand and shook hands with Neuer, although Bolton had introduced Zhang Yuan to his teammates just now, but now it is equivalent to private, Zhang Yuan reintroduced himself.

"We're neighbors!" Neuer refers to the adjacent seats.

After he said this, Zhang Yuan's other side stretched out a hand again, this time his English pronunciation was worse than Neuer, of course, Zhang Yuan was not much better, but at least he had studied with Mai Xuewen for so long, and it was somewhat better than these two.

"Hello! My name is Ivan. Rakitic, also your neighbor! ”

This hand is obviously much smaller than the one just now, Zhang Yuan shook it and said with a smile: "Hello, I'm Zhang Yuan, from China!" ”

The position of the three young people in the locker room is deliberately arranged by the club, mainly because it is easy for young people to get along and help Zhang Yuan adapt to the team as soon as possible.

Knowing these two young people, Zhang Yuan is a lot happier, and the strangeness is also reduced a lot, he likes to stay with young people, since Rimini his friends have been mainly young people, Rimini's quartet, Inter Milan's duo, without exception, are all young people, the older Zhang Yuan can only say that they get along in general, far less familiar than young friends.

After changing their clothes, a group of people began to go out to train, first jogging, sitting and preparing for activities under the guidance of the coach to warm up.

After the warm-up, the first item is weighing, physical fitness test, before taking vacation, Slomka must test everyone's physical fitness level, this item is not difficult for Zhang Yuan now, he has been insisting on training throughout the holiday, there is no vacation at all, and with the increase in age, the amount of training increases, it is not difficult to complete the physical fitness test.

The results of the fitness test made Slomka very happy, everyone was more restrained during the holidays, no one was overweight, and their physical fitness was still good.

Today's training is mainly restorative training, and Slomka has no tactical training scheduled, and tactical training will not start until tomorrow.

Slomka has also been thinking about tactical arrangements recently, in the first half of the season, his main formation is 433, and sometimes he also plays 442, Zhang Yuan's arrival has increased the surprise ability of the frontcourt, so he wants to see Zhang Yuan's specific situation before deciding how to make arrangements.

After a few days of training, Zhang Yuan felt the difference between the Bundesliga team and the Serie A team, Slomka attaches great importance to physical strength training and passing training, which is actually for a reason, the players of the Bundesliga team are generally tall and strong, and the physical confrontation is much more intense than that of Serie A.

Zhang Yuan's performance in training is impressive, in the face of tall and strong teammates, Zhang Yuan can also play the opponent around, the speed and dribbling really make everyone's eyes shine, Bolton joked that you grew up in Brazil.

But there is still a lack of timing in the choice of passing, Slomka often stops, tutors Zhang Yuan individually, corrects his passing habits, sometimes you don't have to pass the ball, sometimes you need to pass the ball, Zhang Yuan is not very comfortable at first, because he has always felt that the timing of his choice of passing is the most correct.

But Slomka will tell him why you have to pass the ball early, for example, if you don't pass the ball and then you make the opponent compress the space in the defence, it will be very difficult for you to pass and pass again, you can't solve the problem on the pitch alone, you have to trust your team-mates.

Although Zhang Yuan didn't get rid of his habits for a while, Slomka didn't scold him, but just chattered in front of Zhang Yuan all day long that Zhang Yuan finally got rid of his old problems after a few days of adaptation.

Originally, this old problem was raised by Figo when he was at Inter Milan, you must also have a choice to pass, and sometimes you have a good counterattack opportunity, but you miss it because you are passing, it is not worth it. Now Slomka's tirelessness has finally made Zhang Yuan lose this bad problem.

In Slomka's tactical system, the formation is 433, and midfielder Rakitic is a young player he trusts very much, the tactical core of the entire team, and Zhang Yuan intends to establish himself as the attacking core of the forward line. Conflict? Slomka feels that there is no conflict at all, Rakitic is the pivot of the transition between attack and defense, and Zhang Yuan is the attacking core of the frontcourt, if the two can have chemistry, then the team must at least maintain the appearance of Ozil in attack, so he didn't use Rakitic and Ozil in the first half of the season. If Zhang Yuan can quickly integrate into the team system, he is optimistic that Zhang Yuan will play a greater role than Ozil, because Zhang Yuan's containment in the front court is stronger than Ozil, why? Zhang Yuan has speed, excellent dribbling, and better physical fitness than Ozil, and in terms of running range, Slomka is now putting Zhang Yuan in the position of left winger, but in fact, Zhang Yuan has a wide range of running, in the middle, two wings, and forwards, he can gallop freely like in Rimini.

Judging from the effect of training, Slomka feels very good, because Zhang Yuan's dribbling and speed are really a headache, and the more flexible the running position, the more difficult the opponent's defense will be, and this time it is destined to surprise other teams.